Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gagewell Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gagewell Lane (WF4 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Horbury and South Ossett average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gagewell Lane (WF4 6BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sunroyd Hill. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gagewell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sunroyd Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sunroyd Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stannard Well Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cliffe Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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